Chris Nelson

The Angels traded speedy but often-injured center fielder Peter Bourjos to the St. Louis Cardinals for third baseman David Freese on Friday, freeing up center field for Mike Trout and likely opening a right-field spot for Kole Calhoun. The Angels also acquired Fernando Salas, a 28-year-old right-handed reliever who split 2013 between St. Louis and triple-A Memphis, from the Cardinals in the deal and sent double-A outfield prospect Randal Grichuk, who was drafted one spot ahead of Trout in 2009, to St. Louis. Bourjos, one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball, was hitting .313 when he strained his hamstring on April 30, an injury that sidelined him for seven weeks. He returned...

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